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Saturday, February 18, 2017

John McCain: One of the Few Remaining Patriotic Republicans

We hear bluster - and lies - from Congressional Republicans all the time when it comes to pretending to be patriotic Americans. We hear incessant whining about "supporting our troops" even as funds to veterans and the military are either cut or squandered. Sadly, when push comes to shove, these false patriots put their political party and their own ambitions ahead of the the country and the best interest of all of America's citizens. Now, with the specter of possible treason by Der Trumpenführer and some of his minions, the true level of contempt for the U.S. Constitution and the interests of the country is on high display. With few exceptions, Congressional Republics seem to be doing all that they can to ignore or, worse yet, cover up for possible crimes by the occupant of the White House. One of the few exceptions is John McCain who may yet redeem himself for having selected Sarah Palin, "Idiot of the North", for his VP running mate. The Washington Post looks at McCain's trashing of Trump without having ever said his name. Here are highlights:

During a speech
at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from
Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's
worldview and brand of nationalism. McCain didn't mention Trump's name once,
but he didn't have to.

In his speech, McCain suggested the
Western world is uniquely imperiled this year — even more so than when Barack
Obama was president — and proceeded to question whether it will even
survive.

“In recent
years, this question would invite accusations of hyperbole and alarmism; not
this year,” McCain said. “If ever there were a time to treat this question
with a deadly seriousness, it is now.”

In case there was any doubt that
this was about Trump. Here's what followed:

·"[The founders of the Munich
conference] would be alarmed by an increasing turn away from universal values
and toward old ties of blood and race and sectarianism.”

·“They would be alarmed by the
hardening resentment we see towards immigrants and refugees and minority groups
-- especially Muslims.”

·“They would be alarmed by the
growing inability -- and even unwillingness -- to separate truth from lies.”

·"They would be alarmed that
more and more of our fellow citizens seem to be flirting with authoritarianism
and romanticizing it as our moral equivalent."

McCain
continued: “But what would alarm them most, I think, is a sense that many of
our peoples, including in my own country, are giving up on the West, that they
see it as a bad deal that we may be better off without, and that while Western
nations still have the power to maintain our world order, it's unclear whether
we have the will.”

Then McCain
invoked some of those close to Trump and emphasized that his message
won't square with theirs:

I know there is
profound concern across Europe and the world that America is laying down the
mantle of global leadership. I can only speak for myself, but I do not believe
that that is the message you will hear from all of the American leaders who
cared enough to travel here to Munich this weekend. That's not the message you
heard today from Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. . . .

McCain then
concluded with another direct shot at Trump.

“I refuse to
accept that our values are morally equivalent to those of our adversaries,” he
said. “I am a proud, unapologetic believer in the West, and I believe we must
always, always stand up for it. For if we do not, who will?

McCain didn't fight back when Trump questioned his
war-hero status long ago — perhaps because both men were trying to win
elections — but the battle between McCain and the White House is picking up steam.

And on Friday,
McCain traveled across the Atlantic to deliver a calculated, planned
attack on Trump's entire system of beliefs.

We need an independent investigation of Trump ties to Russia and a thorough review of his tax returns and business dealings. If that happens, I suspect that Trump will end up impeached or jailed for treason. Frankly, nothing is more delicious than the thought of Trump spending his remaining days in a maximum security prison.

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